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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Anaheim, California, US.

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• 1858 – Settlement named "Annaheim."^[1]
• 1859 – Anaheim Water Company founded.^[2]
• 1862 – Flood.^[3]
• 1869 – Schoolhouse rebuilt.^[3]
• 1870
  • City of Anaheim incorporated.^[1]
  • Anaheim Gazette newspaper begins publication.^[4]
  • Anaheim Police Department established.
  • Population: 881.^[1]
• 1871 – City Hall built.^[2]
• 1875 – Southern Pacific railway begins operating.^[3]
• 1878 – California Brewery in business.^[5]
• 1887 – Santa Fe Railroad begins operating.^[1][6]
• 1895 – Anaheim Chamber of Commerce established.[1]

• 1902 – Anaheim Public Library established.^[7]
• 1911 – Anaheim Orange Growers Association incorporated.^[8]
• 1919
  • Anaheim Citrus Packing House built.^[9]
  • Public park established (approximate date).^[10]
• 1923 – Anaheim Morning Bulletin begins publication.^[4]
• 1938 – Los Angeles flood of 1938.^[1]
• 1941 – Prado Dam built in vicinity of Anaheim.^[1]
• 1944 – Yorba Orange Growers Association established.^[8]
• 1955 – Disneyland^[1] and Anaheim Drive-In cinema^[11] in business.
• 1966 – Anaheim Stadium opens.
• 1967 – Anaheim Convention Center and the public library's Anaheim History Room open.^[7]
• 1968 – Fox Cinemaland theatre in business.^[11]
• 1970 – Population: 166,701.^[12]
• 1972 – Anaheim Hills Golf Course opens.^[13]
• 1974 – Living Stream Ministry relocated to Anaheim (approximate date).^[14]
• 1976 – Anaheim Historical Society founded.^[15]
• 1987 – Anaheim Museum established.^[16]
• 1990 – Population: 266,406.^[12]
• 1991 – East West Community Church established.^[17][2]
• 1992 – Tom Daly becomes mayor.
• 1993
  • Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (arena) opens.
  • Mighty Ducks ice hockey team formed.
• 1994 – South Baylo University relocated to Anaheim.^[14][3]
• 1997
  • City website online.^[18]
  • Loretta Sanchez becomes U.S. representative for California's 46th congressional district.^[19][20]
• 1998 – Anaheim Transportation Network established.^[14]
• 2000 – Population: 328,014.^[21]

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• 2001
  • Islamic Institute of Orange County built.^[17][4]
  • Disney California Adventure and Downtown Disney opens adjacent to Disneyland.
• 2002 – Curt Pringle becomes mayor.
• 2008
  • Anaheim GardenWalk opens to public.^[22]
  • Garden Walk cinema in business.^[11]
• 2010
  • Tom Tait becomes mayor.^[23]
  • Population: 336,265; metro 12,828,837.^[24]
• 2012 – July 21: Anaheim police shooting and protests begin.
• 2020 - The COVID-19 Pandemic have reached the city, which have impacted the community, society, economy, and the culture and diversity of this city.^[25]
• 2021 - The Disneyland Resort reopens

• Anaheim history
• List of mayors of Anaheim, California
• Timelines of other cities in the Southern California area of California: Bakersfield, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Ana

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anaheim, California.

• "Brief History of Modern Day Anaheim". City of Anaheim. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26.
• Items related to Anaheim, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).